Operations ‘Resuming Gradually’ After All Flights Grounded Across US: Federal Agency (Connecting the Dots: FAA, United Airlines, American Airlines, World Business Chicago, Commercial Club of Chicago, Obama, Sidley Austin, Boeing & Soros Funding, All Networking)
By Tom Ozimek January 11, 2023 Updated: January 11, 2023
Operations in the United States are starting to resume
after all flights across the country were grounded, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
said on Jan. 11.
“Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually
across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions
system that provides safety info to flight crews,” the FAA said in a statement at
8:50 a.m. ET.
The failure of a key pilot notification system operated
by the agency late Tuesday prompted the agency to order all airlines to ground
planes in the United States.
The agency’s Notice To Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which
is critical for relaying essential information to flights, failed for the first
time in history.
FAA officials said early Wednesday they were making
progress in restoring the system.
“FAA has determined that the safety system affected by
the overnight outage is fully restored,” Transportation Secretary Pete
Buttigieg added later, in a
statement at 8:54 a.m. ET.
That ground stop has been lifted, according to the FAA.
The agency had said the pause in domestic departures was
to let the agency “validate the integrity of flight and safety information.”
While the grounding excluded military aircraft and
medical evacuation flights, it impacted hundreds of commercial planes.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced
in a statement
on Twitter that President Joe Biden has been briefed on the
outage and that there’s no indication it was caused by hackers.
“There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point,”
she said, adding that Biden directed the Department of Transportation “to
conduct a full investigation into the causes,” she wrote.
Buttigieg said he directed “an after-action process to
determine root causes and recommend next steps.”
Biden told reporters that he had spoken with Buttigieg
and that he asked the Transportation Secretary to “report directly to me when
they find out” what caused the outage.
“We don’t know what the cause of it is,” Biden said,
adding that it could be “a couple of hours” until the cause is known.
United Airlines said in
a statement that it has begun resuming flight operations and
the company would be issuing travel waivers to people impacted by the ground
stop.
American
Airlines said in
a statement it was working to minimize customer disruptions,
while Southwest Airlines urged
travelers to check for any changes to flight status.
Michael Boyd, President and CEO of aviation consultancy
The Boyd Group International, told
CNBC in an interview that the outage shows a “very systemic
problem” with the FAA and that the agency has fallen behind in keeping up its
systems.
“There’s no excuse for this,” Boyd said, adding that
“it’s going to get worse” unless the agency takes steps to improve its
operations.
“We’ve got to find qualified aviation-related people” to
be in charge of the FAA, “not people who know people in Washington,” he added.
The Epoch Times has reached out to the FAA for comment on
the reasons for the outage and on criticism, including that it has fallen
behind in keeping up with its systems.
The FAA responded by saying that it “continues to look
into the cause of the initial problem” and that normal air traffic operations
are “resuming gradually across the United States.”
The NOTAM system is meant to alert pilots to various
hazards like snow, volcanic ash, or birds near airports.
Aviation expert Kyle Bailey told Fox
News that the NOTAM system is “not up to speed” and that “the
longer this goes on, there’s going to be a ripple effect throughout the entire
system,” leading to more flight delays and cancelations, “possibly for days.”
The problem, according to Bailey, is that the system is
“layered and antiquated” and urgently needs an overhaul.
FAA officials have been involved in efforts to modernize
the NOTAM system in recent years.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Zachary Stieber contributed to this report.
Connecting the Dots:
Ray
H. LaHood was the secretary at the U.S. Department of
Transportation for the Barack Obama administration and his
counselor was Kathryn B. Thomson.
Kathryn B.
Thomson was Ray H. LaHood’s counselor, a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP, is married to Christopher P. Lu and the chief
counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Christopher P. Lu is
married to Kathryn B. Thomson, the White House cabinet
secretary for the Barack Obama administration and a litigation
associate at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Richard M. Daley
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a director at
the World Business Chicago.
William M. Daley
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a director at
the World Business Chicago, the chief of staff for the Barack
Obama administration and a director at the Boeing Company.
Rahm I. Emanuel is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the chairman for World
Business Chicago and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack
Obama administration.
Glenn F. Tilton is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a director at World
Business Chicago and was the chairman for the United Continental
Holdings, Inc.
Oscar
Munoz is a director at World Business Chicago and the
president & CEO for the United Continental Holdings, Inc.
United Airlines is
a subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc.
James
A. Bell is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and
was an EVP & CFO for the Boeing Company.
Edward M. Liddy is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at
the Boeing Company.
William M. Daley is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a director at
the Boeing Company, a partner at Mayer Brown and the
chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Susan C. Schwab is
a strategic adviser for Mayer Brown and a director at the Boeing
Company.
Kenneth M.
Duberstein is a director at the Boeing Company and a
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Thomas R.
Pickering is was a SVP, consultant for the Boeing Company and
is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the Boeing
Company.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &
Feld, LLP and an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Judith
Rodin was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and is a director at the AMR Corporation.
Robert L. Crandall was
the chairman for the AMR Corporation and is the management advisory
committee member for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
AMR Corporation is
the parent company for American Airlines.
Walter Isaacson is
the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
Aleksandra
Johnson was the producer for CNN, the director of public
affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation and is the chief
of staff for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) is a division of the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
Federal
Aviation Agency was the predecessor to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
Najeeb Halaby was
a director at the Federal Aviation Agency and her daughter is Queen
Noor.
Queen
Noor is Najeeb Halaby’s daughter, the Jordan queen
dowager, a director at Refugees International and a trustee at
the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Refugees International
and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
James S.
Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown was
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a
member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a
senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Christopher P. Lu was
a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP, the White
House cabinet secretary for the Barack Obama administration, is the
deputy secretary nominee for the U.S. Department of Labor and
married to Kathryn B. Thomson.
Kathryn B.
Thomson is married to Christopher P. Lu, the chief counsel
for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was a partner
at Sidley Austin LLP and Ray H. LaHood’s counselor.
Ray
H. LaHood’s counselor was Kathryn B. Thomson, the secretary at
the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Barack
Obama administration and is a senior policy adviser for DLA Piper.
Tom
Daschle is a senior policy adviser at DLA Piper, a
director at the Center for American Progress and married to Linda
H. Daschle.
George Soros was
a supporter for the Center for American Progress and the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder the Center for American Progress.
Linda H. Daschle is
married to Tom Daschle, was the deputy administrator for the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and the senior public policy adviser
for Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell.
Baker
Donelson Bearman Caldwell was the lobby firm for American
Airlines.
AMR Corporation is
the parent company for American Airlines.
Judith Rodin is
a director at the AMR Corporation and was an honorary trustee at
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F.
Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Christopher P. Lu was
a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP, the White
House cabinet secretary for the Barack Obama administration, is the
deputy secretary nominee for the U.S. Department of Labor and
married to Kathryn B. Thomson.
Kathryn B.
Thomson is married to Christopher P. Lu, the chief counsel
for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was a partner
at Sidley Austin LLP and Ray H. LaHood’s counselor.
Ray
H. LaHood’s counselor was Kathryn B. Thomson, the secretary at
the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Barack
Obama administration and is a senior policy adviser for DLA Piper.
Tom
Daschle is a senior policy adviser at DLA Piper, a
director at the Center for American Progress and married to Linda
H. Daschle.
George Soros was
a supporter for the Center for American Progress and the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder the Center for American
Progress.
Linda H. Daschle is
married to Tom Daschle, was the deputy administrator for the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and the senior public policy adviser
for Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell.
Baker
Donelson Bearman Caldwell was the lobby firm for American
Airlines.
AMR Corporation is
the parent company for American Airlines.
Judith
Rodin is a director at the AMR Corporation and was an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &
Feld, LLP.
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the Boeing
Company.
William M. Daley
was a director at the Boeing Company, the chief of staff for
the Barack Obama administration, a director at the World
Business Chicago, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Commercial
Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/commercial-club-of-chicago-members.html
Richard M. Daley
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a director at
the World Business Chicago.
Oscar
Munoz is a director at World Business Chicago and the
president & CEO for the United Continental Holdings, Inc.
United Airlines is
a subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc.
Resources: Past
Research
FAA: 'No experience
necessary' for air-traffic control (Past Research
on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA))
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/02/faa-no-experience-necessary-for-air.html
Here's how often
airlines involuntarily bump passengers (Past
Research on United Airlines)
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/heres-how-often-airlines-involuntarily.html
Collins touts surviving
DC-to-Maine American Air flights (Past Research on
American Airlines)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/collins-touts-surviving-dc-to-maine.html
Here's how often
airlines involuntarily bump passengers (Past
Research on World Business Chicago)
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/heres-how-often-airlines-involuntarily.html
Donald Trump Blasts
Boeing for $4 Billion Air Force One: ‘Cancel Order!’ (Past
Research on the Boeing Company)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/12/donald-trump-blasts-boeing-for-4.html
John Kerry to Deliver
Major Address on Israel on Wednesday (Past Research
on Cameron Kerry & Sidley Austin)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016
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